Sentence examples for Slight speech from inspiring English sources
The phrase "Slight speech" is not commonly used in written English and may be unclear in meaning.
It could potentially be used to describe a minor or subtle form of speech, but the context is necessary for clarity. Example: "His slight speech impediment was hardly noticeable during the presentation."
The slight speech impediment.
The secretary was a tall, solemn redhead with prominent front teeth and a slight speech disorder.
Every aspect of his style, including his slight speech impediment, has been imitated.
Catchings speaks with a slight speech impediment, as if she hadn't quite come out from under a shot of Novocain.
Kissin has a slight speech impediment, a lingering on explosive consonants that then burst forth like popping balloons; his speech is broken by long pauses.
Lenny became an unlikely lion insofar as his stage persona was shy, gentle and lisping with a high-pitched voice and a slight speech impediment.
She retains a slight formality of speech that is either a stylistic quirk or, as it occasionally seems, a hangover from the years she spent playing up to adult expectations.
Occasionally there is slight confusion or speech repetition, but there are reports of patients driving normally, playing a winning round of golf or, in the case of Dr Z, correctly diagnosing pneumonia.
Even a slight delay subverts speech, forcing listeners to slow down, stutter, slur and even come to a halt.
The video for "Slight Figure of Speech" premieres today on the comedy site, FunnyOrDie.com, with a guest appearance by funny man Andy Daly.
This year, the brothers have been wowing late night audiences across America with performances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and more recently, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where they debuted their second single "Slight Figure of Speech".
